Literary Elements/Figurative Language

A hyperbole is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

A metaphor is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Personification is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

A simile is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Imagery is language that appeals to the five __________.

A dynamic character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.

"I'm easy like Sunday morning" - what type of figurative language does Lionel Richie use in his song?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• imagery

The alligator's teeth are white daggers is a:

• simile

• metaphor

The snow was as white as a cloud.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

The snow danced around in the wind.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile